Somero Regulatory News (SOM)

10 Jan 2007 17:14

Somero Enterprises Inc.10 January 2007 10 January 2007 THIS DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE RELEASED, PUBLISHED OR DISTRIBUTED IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR TO US PERSONS OR TO RESIDENTS, NATIONALS OR CITIZENS OF CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA. Somero Enterprises, Inc. ("Somero" or "the Company") Section 198 Notification Somero Enterprises, Inc. received notification on 9 January 2007 from TheTrustees of BT Pension Scheme, Hermes Pensions Management Ltd and HermesInvestment Management Ltd, pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985that their interest in the Company is 4,111,130 shares in the Company,representing 13.217% of the issued share capital of the Company. The holding is registered as follows: Registered Holders: Held on behalf of: Number of shares: % of issued capital: BriTel Fund Nominees Trustees of BT 2,271,389 7.302Ltd Pension Scheme1 Possfund Nominees Royal Mail Pension 1,839,741 5.915Ltd Plan2 Total interest: 4,111,130 13.217 Note 1: Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme control Britel Fund Trustees Limited,which is owner of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes Focus AssetManagement Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, Hermes Assured Limitedand Hermes SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions ManagementLimited. Note 2: Shares held on behalf of Royal Mail Pension Plan are managed by HermesInvestment Management Limited. Enquiries:Edward Bridges / Harriet Keen / Matt DixonFinancial Dynamics +44 (0)20 7831 3113 This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation tosell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase, any securities of SomeroEnterprises, Inc. (the "Company"). Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted intothe United States, Australia, Canada or Japan or to a resident, national orcitizen of the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan. The distribution ofthis announcement in certain other jurisdictions may also be restricted by lawand persons into whose possession this announcement or any document or otherinformation referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observeany such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions mayconstitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No shares or stock in the Company have been nor will they be registered underthe applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan and may not beoffered or sold within Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account orbenefit of citizens or residents of Australia, Canada or Japan. "EBITDA" represents the Company's operating income plus amortisation ofintangibles and depreciation. EBITDA is not a measurement of the Company'sfinancial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in theUnited States ("U.S. GAAP") and should not be considered as an alternative tooperating income, net income or any other performance measures derived inaccordance with U.S. GAAP, or as an alternative to U.S. GAAP cash flow fromoperating activities as a measure of profitability or liquidity. ENDS. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange